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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     106,763</td>
<td class="r data">      28,427</td>
<td class="r data">    26.6</td>
<td class="r data">      28,224</td>
<td class="r data">      14,733</td>
<td class="r data">    52.2</td>
<td class="r data">      78,539</td>
<td class="r data">      13,694</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     131,408</td>
<td class="r data">      33,411</td>
<td class="r data">    25.4</td>
<td class="r data">      37,421</td>
<td class="r data">      18,154</td>
<td class="r data">    48.5</td>
<td class="r data">      93,987</td>
<td class="r data">      15,257</td>
<td class="r data">    16.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     136,349</td>
<td class="r data">      31,384</td>
<td class="r data">    23.0</td>
<td class="r data">      40,996</td>
<td class="r data">      18,150</td>
<td class="r data">    44.3</td>
<td class="r data">      95,353</td>
<td class="r data">      13,234</td>
<td class="r data">    13.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     129,308</td>
<td class="r data">      27,785</td>
<td class="r data">    21.5</td>
<td class="r data">      40,604</td>
<td class="r data">      16,684</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
<td class="r data">      88,704</td>
<td class="r data">      11,101</td>
<td class="r data">    12.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     123,320</td>
<td class="r data">      26,082</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
<td class="r data">      41,369</td>
<td class="r data">      16,147</td>
<td class="r data">    39.0</td>
<td class="r data">      81,951</td>
<td class="r data">       9,935</td>
<td class="r data">    12.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     110,006</td>
<td class="r data">      23,900</td>
<td class="r data">    21.7</td>
<td class="r data">      40,883</td>
<td class="r data">      15,460</td>
<td class="r data">    37.8</td>
<td class="r data">      69,123</td>
<td class="r data">       8,440</td>
<td class="r data">    12.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     105,294</td>
<td class="r data">      23,362</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
<td class="r data">      45,599</td>
<td class="r data">      16,154</td>
<td class="r data">    35.4</td>
<td class="r data">      59,695</td>
<td class="r data">       7,208</td>
<td class="r data">    12.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     100,515</td>
<td class="r data">      22,972</td>
<td class="r data">    22.9</td>
<td class="r data">      44,915</td>
<td class="r data">      16,136</td>
<td class="r data">    35.9</td>
<td class="r data">      55,600</td>
<td class="r data">       6,836</td>
<td class="r data">    12.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      95,869</td>
<td class="r data">      22,630</td>
<td class="r data">    23.6</td>
<td class="r data">      43,772</td>
<td class="r data">      15,749</td>
<td class="r data">    36.0</td>
<td class="r data">      52,097</td>
<td class="r data">       6,881</td>
<td class="r data">    13.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      92,583</td>
<td class="r data">      22,562</td>
<td class="r data">    24.4</td>
<td class="r data">      41,334</td>
<td class="r data">      15,853</td>
<td class="r data">    38.4</td>
<td class="r data">      51,249</td>
<td class="r data">       6,709</td>
<td class="r data">    13.1</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      96,259</td>
<td class="r data">      21,247</td>
<td class="r data">    22.1</td>
<td class="r data">      20,676</td>
<td class="r data">       7,944</td>
<td class="r data">    38.4</td>
<td class="r data">      75,583</td>
<td class="r data">      13,303</td>
<td class="r data">    17.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     118,985</td>
<td class="r data">      25,176</td>
<td class="r data">    21.2</td>
<td class="r data">      28,767</td>
<td class="r data">      10,349</td>
<td class="r data">    36.0</td>
<td class="r data">      90,218</td>
<td class="r data">      14,827</td>
<td class="r data">    16.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     123,076</td>
<td class="r data">      22,783</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
<td class="r data">      31,916</td>
<td class="r data">       9,992</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
<td class="r data">      91,160</td>
<td class="r data">      12,791</td>
<td class="r data">    14.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     116,132</td>
<td class="r data">      19,159</td>
<td class="r data">    16.5</td>
<td class="r data">      31,427</td>
<td class="r data">       8,390</td>
<td class="r data">    26.7</td>
<td class="r data">      84,705</td>
<td class="r data">      10,769</td>
<td class="r data">    12.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     109,698</td>
<td class="r data">      17,265</td>
<td class="r data">    15.7</td>
<td class="r data">      31,874</td>
<td class="r data">       7,690</td>
<td class="r data">    24.1</td>
<td class="r data">      77,824</td>
<td class="r data">       9,575</td>
<td class="r data">    12.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      97,114</td>
<td class="r data">      15,473</td>
<td class="r data">    15.9</td>
<td class="r data">      31,839</td>
<td class="r data">       7,429</td>
<td class="r data">    23.3</td>
<td class="r data">      65,275</td>
<td class="r data">       8,044</td>
<td class="r data">    12.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      92,417</td>
<td class="r data">      14,792</td>
<td class="r data">    16.0</td>
<td class="r data">      36,371</td>
<td class="r data">       7,957</td>
<td class="r data">    21.9</td>
<td class="r data">      56,046</td>
<td class="r data">       6,835</td>
<td class="r data">    12.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      86,850</td>
<td class="r data">      13,629</td>
<td class="r data">    15.7</td>
<td class="r data">      34,914</td>
<td class="r data">       7,181</td>
<td class="r data">    20.6</td>
<td class="r data">      51,936</td>
<td class="r data">       6,448</td>
<td class="r data">    12.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      83,042</td>
<td class="r data">      13,870</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
<td class="r data">      34,382</td>
<td class="r data">       7,411</td>
<td class="r data">    21.6</td>
<td class="r data">      48,660</td>
<td class="r data">       6,459</td>
<td class="r data">    13.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      80,098</td>
<td class="r data">      14,048</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
<td class="r data">      32,142</td>
<td class="r data">       7,656</td>
<td class="r data">    23.8</td>
<td class="r data">      47,956</td>
<td class="r data">       6,392</td>
<td class="r data">    13.3</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      12,423</td>
<td class="r data">       8,235</td>
<td class="r data">    66.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,654</td>
<td class="r data">       7,805</td>
<td class="r data">    90.2</td>
<td class="r data">       3,769</td>
<td class="r data">         430</td>
<td class="r data">    11.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      13,273</td>
<td class="r data">       8,601</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">       9,080</td>
<td class="r data">       8,158</td>
<td class="r data">    89.8</td>
<td class="r data">       4,193</td>
<td class="r data">         443</td>
<td class="r data">    10.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      13,176</td>
<td class="r data">       8,626</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">       9,177</td>
<td class="r data">       8,294</td>
<td class="r data">    90.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,999</td>
<td class="r data">         332</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      13,622</td>
<td class="r data">       8,817</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
<td class="r data">       9,495</td>
<td class="r data">       8,457</td>
<td class="r data">    89.1</td>
<td class="r data">       4,127</td>
<td class="r data">         360</td>
<td class="r data">     8.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      12,892</td>
<td class="r data">       8,427</td>
<td class="r data">    65.4</td>
<td class="r data">       9,044</td>
<td class="r data">       8,031</td>
<td class="r data">    88.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,848</td>
<td class="r data">         396</td>
<td class="r data">    10.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      12,877</td>
<td class="r data">       8,570</td>
<td class="r data">    66.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,228</td>
<td class="r data">       8,197</td>
<td class="r data">    88.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,649</td>
<td class="r data">         373</td>
<td class="r data">    10.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      13,664</td>
<td class="r data">       9,343</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
<td class="r data">      10,000</td>
<td class="r data">       8,955</td>
<td class="r data">    89.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,664</td>
<td class="r data">         388</td>
<td class="r data">    10.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      12,827</td>
<td class="r data">       8,760</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">       9,390</td>
<td class="r data">       8,338</td>
<td class="r data">    88.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,437</td>
<td class="r data">         422</td>
<td class="r data">    12.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      12,485</td>
<td class="r data">       8,514</td>
<td class="r data">    68.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,192</td>
<td class="r data">       8,197</td>
<td class="r data">    89.2</td>
<td class="r data">       3,293</td>
<td class="r data">         317</td>
<td class="r data">     9.6</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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